Bill O'Brien, the head coach of the Penn State football team the past two seasons, has reportedly reached an agreement to become the head coach of the NFL's Houston Texans.
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Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien has reached an agreement to become the head coach of the Houston Texans, according to a report Tuesday night from ESPN, which cited unidentified sources.

O’Brien, 44, has compiled a 15-9 record in his two seasons coaching Penn State, where he replaced Joe Paterno in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal. It had been reported that O'Brien was the front-runner for the Texans’ job since the two sides talked last Thursday.

The Texans, who lost 14 straight games this season after winning their first two, fired coach Gary Kubiak early last month, and Wade Phillips served as interim coach for the remainder of the season.